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Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments
Chapter 9: Theology of the Body: Your Call to Greatness
Theology of the Body: Your Call to Greatness: 'Marriage Is An Icon of Heaven'
Film Focus Point: Total running time 4:55 Christopher West explains marriage as an image of the union between Christ and the Church.
Text Focus Point: Pages 251-254
Discussion Questions
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How does marriage image the Blessed Trinity?
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How does marriage foreshadow Heaven?
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How do we as a Church become “one flesh” with Christ?
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